Course Title: Post-beginner learning strategies
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2012
Course Code: GEDU5502
Course Title: Post-beginner learning strategies
School: 360T Education
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C2166 - Certificate II in Spoken and Written English
Course Contact : Linda Finger
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259469
Course Contact Email:linda.finger@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this module.
Course Description
This module covers the strategies required to be an effective language learner. It includes preparing and documenting a learning plan,effective participation in formal learning environments and strategies for independent learning.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CSWEIIA Post-beginner learning strategies |
Learning Outcomes
A1 Develop a learning/training plan.
A2 Participate in and contribute to the formal learning enviroment
A3 Develop independent learning skills.
Details of Learning Activities
Evidence may be gathered through, eg.
- collection of learner documents
- verbal and/or written questioning
- teacher observation of satisfactory performance
- checklists
Teaching Schedule
This is a 20 week program:
Program Dates: 16 July, 2012 -13 December, 2012
Term break: Fri 21 September-Fri 5 October, 2012
Public holidays: Tuesday 6 November, 2012 Melbourne Cup Day
Your program is made up of:
• Orientation
• Learning activities
• Guest speakers
• Excursions
All students will be inducted. The induction includes
AMEP handbook outlining student rights and responsibilities, grievance procedure and services information about student services, rights and responsibilities is contained in student diary.
Orientation to RMIT Libraries (library tour & on line catalogue introduction) and campus facilities
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
TEXTS AND EQUIPMENT
There are no set texts in this course learning materials are provided by the teachers
but it is recommended that you bring
• Display folder with plastic sleeves
• Notebook or loose leaf paper
Writing materials
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is conducted on an ongoing basis throughout the course.
Depending on the purpose of the assessment task, the following types of assessment and methods of gathering evidence may be used:
- collection of learner documents
- collection of work samples
- verbal and/or written questioning
- teacher observation of satisfactory performance
- observed role play
- presentations
- projects
- checklists of learner p[erformance
- discussions
- student self-assessment
- portfolios
Assessment Tasks
Assessment may be gathered through, eg.
- collection of learner documents
- verbal and/or written questioning
- teacher observation of satisfactory performance
- checklists
Assessment Matrix
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